 SS Fredensborg - Something for the future
Was sunk by the U20 along with the SS Hosanger , SS England and the SS Faro on the 27th January 1940.
SS England - Something for the future
Was sunk by the U20 along with the SS Hosanger , SS Fredensborg and the SS Faro on the 27th January 1940.
SS Hosanger Something for the future
Was sunk by the U20 along with the SS England, SS Fredensborg and the SS Faro on the 27th January 1940.
Remus Shipwreck research and photo
Remus was a steamship mined by UC59 and sank on the 23 Feb 1918 off copinsay in about 60m water.
Circumstances of loss:
Struck mine on port side and sunk with loss of 5 men. Port side lifeboat was destroyed in explosion. Starboard lifeboat capsized, was righted by the 12 survivors who were then picked up by a naval vessel.
SS Tekla Something for the future
The Steamship Tekla was torpedoed by the U22 on the 21 Jan 1940
HMT Loch Garry
A boom defence boat lost in 1916 previously thought to be the Salvage boat Disperser but through evidence found by Andy and Kevin in the winter of 2006 this vessel is now belived to be Loch Garry as Disperser was raised and beached on 22nd June 1943.
Hessonite. Something for the future.
Somewhere of Costa Head Rousey.
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Freesia
A steam trawler, lost on the 1st of the 1st 1922. Nine ofher 11 crew were sadly lost that night. Full newspaper reports.
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Kame
of
Hoy.
A
natural
arch
above
the
water
with
depths
dropping
away
from
5
metres
to
15
metres.
Rock
gullies
descend
to
25
metres.
Very
scenic
dive
with
lots
of
fish
and
rock
faces
covered
with
life.
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Nipple
Rock
west
of
Hoy.
Excellent
scenic
dive.
Rock
pinnacle
which
slopes
steeply
from
32-35
metres
up
to
10
metres
below
sea
level.
Covered
in
marine
life
and
fish.
Excellent
visibility.
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Rora
Head,
Hoy.
Natural
arches
and
columns.
Rock
gullies
reported
to
depths
of
11-13
metres.
Looks
as
though
it
would
make
an
excellent
scenic
dive,
as
yet
not
properly
explored.
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Cantick
Head,
Hoy.
This
Headland
lies
at
the
south-east
tip
of
South
Walls.
Excellent
drift
dive
with
depths
up
to
20
metres.
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Stanger
Head,
Flotta.
One
of
our
regular
and
most
popular
scenic
dive
sites.
Cliff
drops
to
20
metres
with
a
boulder
slope
running
down
to
30-40
metres.
Cliff
face
festooned
(good
word)
with
deadmens
fingers
and
anemones.
Cuckoo
wrasse,
ling
and
cod
found
amongst
the
boulder
slopes,
along
with
the
occasional
octopus
and
spur
dog.
Can
turn
into
a
drift
dive.
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Island
of
Switha.
Excellent
split-level
drift
dive.
Strong
tides
means
that
this
is
for
the
experienced
diver
only.
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HMS
Hampshire.
10,850
ton
137
metre
long
armoured
cruiser
that
sank
having
struck
a
mine
south
west
from
Marwick
Head.
She
sank
in
1916
with
the
loss
of
over
500
lives
including
that
of
Lord
Kitchener.
Although
designated
as
a
war
grave,
she
has
been
illegally
salvaged.
Some
articles
illegally
lifted
were
confiscated
and
now
lie
at
Lyness.
The
wreck
is
upside
down
and
the
least
depth
over
her
is
50+
metres.
This
is
a
designated
war-grave,
NO DIVING is permitted on this wreck or in the general vacinity.
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North
Shoal.
Shoal
off
Orkney's
west
coast
and
about
a
2-3
hour
steam
from
Stromness.
Shoal
comes
up
to
6
metres
at
low
tide,
with
deep
gullies
running
down
to
30
metres.
Very
little
dived.
Covered
in
marine
life
and
wreckage
(from
unknown
wrecks)
can
be
seen
in
the
gullies.
Other
wrecks
are
also
rumoured
to
be
in
the
area,
only
approximate
positions
have
been
recorded.
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Halcro
Head,
South
Ronaldsay.
Reported
as
being
"reminiscent
of
St
Kilda".
Cave
reputed
to
be
in
east
facing
cliff
face
with
a
sandy
bottom
at
20
metres.
The
life
in
the
cave
is
limited
although
the
outer
walls
are
covered
with
deadmens
fingers
and
sponges.
The
cave
has
a
large
buttress
inside
and
light
filters
down
from
the
upper
entrance
to
the
cave.
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Aorangie,
Holm
Sound.
New
Zealand
Shipping
Co.
Liner.
Date
on
prop
1896.
Used
as
a
blockship
at
Number
1
Barrier.
Raised
in
1922
in
order
to
salvage
her,
but
she
broke
loose
and
sank
in
her
current
position
on
a
reef
at
Kirk
Bay,
Holm
Sound.
Lies
in
about
15
metres
of
water.
Portholes
were
still
coming
off
her
in
1997.
Boilers
stand
proud
and
almost
break
the
surface.
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Hastings
County,
Auskerry.
4178
ton,
116
metre
long
Norwegian
vessel
ran
ashore
on
north
west
of
Auskerry
in
1926.
The
vessel
broke
in
half
and
the
bows
sank.
Wreckage
spread
over
a
wide
area
and
only
one
of
the
two
propellers
have
been
found.
Shaft
and
engine
lie
on
beach,
most
wreckage
lies
submerged
to
the
north
of
this.
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Rerwick
Head.
Excellent
scenic
dive.
Storm
gullies
run
down
to
sandy/maerl
bottom.
Abundant
marine
life.
Tidal
and
best
dived
at
slacks.
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Tennessee,
Deerness.
5,667
ton
Norwegian
vessel
ran
aground
in
1940
carrying
general
cargo.
Twin
screw
motor
ship
with
2,200
HP
Burminster
and
Wain
diesels.
The
wreck
is
well
broken
up
and
lies
parallel
to
the
shore
in
about
10
metres.
Large
rocks
and
clean
sandy
bottom.
Best
dived
with
west
to
south-west
wind.
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SS
Loch
Maddy.
4,995
tonne
vessel
was
torpedoed
and
blown
in
two
by
a
U-boat
The
stern
section
was
towed
into
Inganess
Bay
where
she
now
lies
in
12
metres
of
water.
Fairly
well
broken
up.
Cargo
of
wheat
and
Oregon
pine.
Much
of
the
wood
from
this
wreck
has
been
used
in
the
construction
of
the
Bothy
Bar
in
Kirkwall
(which
serves
a
very
nice
pint
of
beer).
The
bow
section
has
still
not
been
located
by
divers,
and
is
thought
to
be
in
deeper
waters.
Andy
has
some
good
clues
about
where
to
look.
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Copinsay.
Little
dived.
Has
great
potential
for
scenic
diving.
Exposed
site
with
huge
boulders
and
some
possibly
supersonic
drift
dives.
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Endeavour,
The
String.
Wreck
of
trawler.
Lies
in
water
depths
of
approximately
30
metres.
She
sits
upright
on
the
seabed
with
a
very
slight
list
to
starboard
and
resting
on
her
bilge
keels.
Excellent
visibility.
Large
propeller
and
rudder
are
still
in
place
and
sit
proud
of
the
seabed.
Gangways,
wheelhouse
and
holds
are
relatively
intact
and
accessible.
Covered
in
Alcyonium
sp
and
cloaked
with
fish.
The
String
has
tidal
currents
of
3-4
knots
so
wreck
can
only
be
dived
at
slack
water.
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Boom
Defence
Vessel,
The
String.
Now confirmed as Loch Garry
Unknown
boom
defence
vessel,
discovered
by
accident
in
1994
when
divers
were
attempting
to
dive
the
Endeavour.
She
lies
on
her
starboard
side.
Propeller
and
rudder
are
still
in
place
with
the
engine
room
exposed.
The
wreck
is
unusual,
in
that
she
has
a
double
catamaran
like
bow,
which
was
used
for
laying
and
recovering
the
boom
defence
nets.
The
wheelhouse
is
missing.
The
bell
is
reputed
to
still
not
have
been
found.
Covered
in
life
and
lobsters.
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The
String.
The
inshore
sections
of
the
String
also
make
a
good
drift
dive:
giant
boulders
and
gullies
with
sandy
bottoms,
scallops
and
anemones.
Water
depths
of
10-30
metres.
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Morvina, Keli
Holm,
Egilsay.
Trawler
which
became
stranded
early
in
the
morning
of
13th
May
1939.
The
ferry
Earl
Sigurd
attempted
to
pull
it
off
but
she
became
too
badly
damaged
and
was
abandoned.
Wreckage
broken
up
on
ledges
and
in
gullies.
Lies
in
depths
up
to
15
metres.
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SS
St
Rognavald,
Stronsay.
486-ton
vessel
lost
in
1900
when
she
hit
the
rocks
in
fog
while
travelling
between
Lerwick
and
Kirkwall.
Engine
and
prop
lie
in
about
6-8
metres
of
water
at
low
tide.
Good
dive
site,
plenty
of
fish.
Huge
boulders.
Wreck
smashed;
largest
section
about
40
metres
long.
Boiler
stands
proud.
Pieces
of
brass
and
portholes
still
being
found
in
1997.
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Noup
Head
Westray.
Excellent
drop-off
dive.
Cliff
vertical
to
30+
metres
with
a
large
10-15
metre
deep
sub-sea
cave
with
a
narrow
entrance
opening
into
a
large
room
with
no
clear
surface.
Below
30
metres
the
cliff
gives
way
to
a
bolder
slope
inhabited
by
ling,
cod
and
lobster.
The
whole
site
is
a
playground
for
seals
and
encrusted
in
marine
life.
Noup
Head
is
home
to
Europe's
largest
colony
of
guillemots
with
250,000
birds
resident
in
June-July.
It
is
bird
city
above
and
below
the
water.
It
is
quite
strange
to
find
yourself
swimming
alongside
guillemots
at
30
metres!
As
well
as
guillemots,
large
numbers
of
kittiwakes
and
Arctic
terns
can
also
be
seen
(in
the
air).
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Tomalina,
Noup
Head,
Westray.
130
ft
Norwegian
fish
carrier
sunk
in
1989.
Lies
in
30
metres
of
water
off
Noup
Head
on
a
steep
slope.
Slope
drops
off
to
50-60
metres.
Very
good
visibility.
This
is
one
of
the
most
exposed
sites
in
Orkney.
The
wreck
lies
between
two
pinnacles,
which
act
as
funnels
to
any
surge
or
swell,
making
it
potentially
very
dangerous,
particularly
in
strong
westerly
swells.
As
such,
it
has
been
protected
from
excessive
diving,
and
in
the
right
weather
conditions
some
say
it
is
the
best
dive
site
in
Orkney's
north
isles.
Well
worth
checking
out.
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Red
Head,
Eday
There
are
reputed
to
be
three
wrecks
here,
none
of
which
have
yet
been
found.
However,
recent
information
obtained
by
Andy,
suggest
that
all
the
searching
to
date
has
been
in
the
wrong
location.
Well
worth
another
look.
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Admiralty
Tug
Char,
Eday. Now confirmed as the Oceana
32
m
Admiralty
tug
lost
in
1915
when
she
was
rammed
by
a
trawler.
Lies
in
14
metres
of
water
east
of
Mill
Bay,
Eday.
She
is
lying
on
her
starboard
side.
Bow
and
stern
sections
relatively
intact.
Boiler
and
remains
of
wheelhouse
can
also
be
seen.
Some
tide
on
site
but
always
diveable.
Visibility
good.
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Oceana Eday
The aim was to identify the wreck laying in Mill Bay Orkney.
This wreck for many years has been called the wreck of the HM Tug “CHAR”. Reference to her can be found in some dive guides such as “ Dive Scotland Vol III “
Pg 122
Dive 2114. Wreck of the “Char”. A 32m admiralty tug lost in 1915 when she was rammed by a trawler. She was fitted with triple expansion engines and has two cast props. Depth is 14 meters. The position is just east of Mill Bay, Eday.
Hydrographic Report:
Wreck Number 513: This report also names the wreck in Mill Bay as the wreck of the Armed tug “Char”. The report was submitted in 1986 by B Winfield. His report also says ship is of Wood construction and 30 m long.
CHAR: CHAR ex-STRANTON (ON 107000) registration was listed in 1915 as "totally lost" with all hands after her collision with ERIVAN on 16 Jan 1915 off the Downs.!!
148grt. 105.4. x 22.2. x 9.7ft
2 x C2cy 16"32"x21" 500ihp 2-screw
built 1899 J P Rennoldson, S Shields for North Eastern Railway Co, West
Hartlepool.
This would make it impossible for the wreck in Mill Bay to be the Char so what wreck could it be??
The book “ British Vessels Lost at Sea in WWI “ lists only two Tugs as being lost “ At Scapa”.
or “in the Orkney’s.” The Oceana and the Alexandra II.
Alexandra II (The Alexandra towing Co.) 168 gt and was lost in Hoxa Sound on the 28/10/1915 and was single screw. This rules out this as a possible candidate for the Mill Bay wreck which leaves the
Oceana as the most likely vessel
"OCEANA ex-CERBERUS ex-OCEANA was run down on 18 Oct 1918 while at anchor in Scapa Flow by another Admiralty tug STOBO CASTLE.
.
She was a twin-screw tug:
311grt. 140.0 x 22.7 x 13.1ft
2 x 2cy. 19"36"x27" 2-screw
built 1889 by Gourlay Bros, Dundee for William Watkins, London.
This vessel would be larger than the 30m as reported in the Hydrographic report but is the same length as Robert Swanny’s guide.
The wreck was dived and surveyed off the Jean Elaine and found to be 42 meters long (140 feet). The vessel had two 2 x 2 cylinder engines with the right cylinder size to be OCEANA
Bella
Vista,
Papa
Westray.
6,299-ton
vessel
was
carrying
iron
ore
when
she
was
lost
on
Foal
Craig,
Papa
Westray
in
1948.
Scattered
wreckage.
Cast
iron
propellers
and
boilers
remain.
Very
scenic
dive
with
chance
of
lobsters,
crabs
etc.
Need
to
avoid
spring
tides
and
northerly
or
westerly
swell.
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Foul
Craig,
Papa
Westray.
Largest
arctic
tern
colony
in
Europe.
Caves
below
water.
A
good
shallow
dive.
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Llama,
Westray
Sound.
Esso
oil
tanker
lost
en-route
from
America.
Wreck
discovered
by
a
group
diving
from
the
MV
Jean
Elaine
in
May
1997.
The
wreck
is
lying
tucked
into
the
side
of
a
skerry.
0n
landing
on
the
seabed,
it
takes
a
while
to
realise
you
have
landed
on
top
of
the
remains
of
the
tankers
hull.
Swimming
from
midships
to
the
stern,
brass
taps
and
portholes
were
clearly
visible
along
the
flattened
hull.
Three
boilers
stand
6
metres
off
the
seabed
towards
the
stern
of
the
ship,
with
the
wreck
extending
further
aft
(still
needs
to
be
investigated).
Running
forward,
the
remains
of
what
is
thought
to
be
the
wheelhouse
can
be
seen.
The
spare
prop
which
was
carried
by
many
ships
at
this
time,
was
spotted;
and
there
are
rumours
of
the
bell
having
been
seen
(but
not
lifted!).
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Wreck
thought
to
be
the
Cotavia,
Stronsay
Firth.
Wreck
discovered
in
late
1996,
and
has
only
been
little
dived.
Portholes
and
shells
have
been
seen.
The
name
of
wreck
has
not
been
confirmed,
but
it
is
thought
to
be
the
Cotavia,
a
4030-ton
merchant
ship
carrying
flax
from
Archangel,
Russia
to
Dundee
that
hit
a
mine
laid
by
submarine
UC49
in
July
1917.
Three
very
large
boilers
stand
proud
of
the
seabed.
Stern
(and
gun?)
has
not
yet
been
located.
Wreck
is
flattened
onto
starboard
side,
superstructure
and
plates
spread
over
a
wide
area.
Stronsay
Firth
has
strong
tides,
and
there
is
only
a
limited
period
of
slack
waters.
The
wreck
lies
in
40
metres
of
water,
and
this
is
one
for
experienced
divers
only.
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Swiftsure,
Shapinsay.
823
ton
British
vessel
lost
by
mine
in
1917
2.5
miles
east
of
Hacksness,
Shapinsay
with
the
loss
of
one
life.
The
depth
is
19
metres
and
the
chartered
clearance
15
metres.
This
wreck
was
located
by
divers
from
the
Jean
Elaine
in
1997.
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Lamb
Head,
Stronsay
An
inlet
with
a
cave
visible
at
the
north
side
of
the
point.
Gully
entrance
is
rocky
and
drops
to
sand
at
12
metres.
The
gully
narrows
and
becomes
sheer-sided
as
it
penetrates
to
the
south;
it
then
becomes
a
cave,
which
penetrates
about
another
15
metres
or
so,
until
it
narrows
to
less
than
1
metres
wide.
Surge
can
create
difficulties.
Very
rich
in
life.
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Bore
Röst,
Mull
Head,
Papa
Westray.
A
röst
is
a
Norse
name
for
a
whirlpool
or
area
of
dramatic
tidal
surges.
There
are
a
number
around
the
northern
isles
of
Orkney.
The
Bore
Röst
is
reputed
to
have
high
cliffs
continuing
underwater
to
beyond
36
metres.
There
are
thought
to
be
both
underwater
caves
and
scallops.
The
Röst
can
be
very
dramatic
with
big
overfalls
and
very
large
standing
waves.
Sorry
but
not
recommended
as
a
dive.
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Urania
Sunk on the 28th March 1917, this norwegiean barque was ontourte from New York to Ayborg with a cargo of phosphate rock when she was sund by the UC42 with the loss of 7 lives. Four more of her crew were then killed when hte ship trasporting them home was also sunk. A wreck that we belive to the Urania has been located and stis int 73m of water to the east of Copinsay.
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Runnabrake
Shoal.
Lies
about
3
miles
North
of
the
Holms
of
Ire,
Sanday.
It
is
a
rocky
shoal
reaching
to
within
5
metres
of
the
surface
from
a
seabed
of
25-35
metres.
Reputed
to
be
an
excellent
scenic
dive
with
lots
of
life
typical
of
exposed
shoals.
Well
worth
exploring.
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Start
Point,
Sanday.
A
number
of
wrecks
have
been
beached
or
lost
on
Start
Point
over
the
years,
including
the
Wanja
(captured
and
beached
during
WW2),
the
Aberdeen
City
(trawler
lost
in
1963)
and
Goldfinch
(British
destroyer
wrecked
in
dense
fog
in
1915).
Shallow
dive,
with
reputed
quantities
of
non-ferrous
scrap
littering
the
seabed.
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Tosto.
1234
ton,
73
m
long
Norwegian
vessel
sunk
by
mine
in
1917
3.5
miles
west-north-west
off
Sacquoy
Head,
Rousay.
Reputedly
in
about
55
metres
of
water.
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SS Bothal, SS Viking, SS Charkow and SS Minsk
These was vessels were lost to the east of wick, SS Bothal we have dived see below, we hope to locate and dive the other three wrecks on an ongoing project that we have running. All four ships were sunk onthe 19th/20th March 1940 by the U-Boat U19 that was captianed by Otto Schepke.
SS Bothal Divers reports on SS Bothal
We have located by Andy then dived by a group on the Jean Elaine for the first time two years ago with confirmatin that this is acutally the wreck.
SS
Charkow. Something for the Future
This
Danish
vessel
(1026
tons,
72
metres
long)
lies
somewhere
to
the
south-east
of
Shapinsay
after
being
torpedoed
by
a
U-boat
in
1940.
SS Minsk - Something for the Future
SS Viking - Something for the Future
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SS
Ruby. Something for the future
A
234-ton
British
cargo
vessel
which
struck
a
mine
and
was
lost
in
1917.
The Ruby is believed to be in about 70m water south of Au Skerry.
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Boy
Graham. Some thing for the Future
A
44
ton,
22
metre
long
British
fishing
vessel
lost
in
1981
about
1
miles
west
of
Rothiesholm
Head,
Stronsay
in
31
metres
of
water
with
a
clearance
of
16
metres.
A
burst
pipe
in
the
engine
room
allowed
the
vessel
to
flood
and
sink.
The
wreck
is
reputed
to
be
still
moving
around,
and
has
been
seen
drifting
past
a
local
clam
diver!!
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Scandanavic. Something for the future
A
3072
ton
vessel
lying
about
0.6
miles
west
of
Skea
Skerries
in
Westray
Sound.
The
wreck
is
reputed
to
be
in
a
depth
of
13
metres
on
a
reef
about
200
metres
wide
with
the
wreck
in
the
centre.
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Danzig. Something for the future
Wrecked
in
1811
off
the
Holm
of
Papa,
Papa
Westray.
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Island
Lass. Something for the future
Mailboat
lost
in
1962
about
6
miles
north-east
from
Mull
Head,
Papa
Westray
in
about
60
metres
of
water.
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Fair
Dawn.Something for the future
British
MFV
that
went
ashore
in
1974
at
Start
Point,
Westray.
Position
given
is
about
0.7
miles
offshore
in
30
metres
of
water.
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Mistle. Something for the future
485
ton
British
vessel
lost
in
1957
when
it
struck
the
Reef
Dyke
south
of
North
Ronaldsay.
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Mim
and
Hansi. Something for the future
Within
one
week
in
1939,
two
Norwegian
vessels
shipwrecked
in
North
Ronaldsay:
MS
Mim
and
SS
Hansi.
The
German
built,
Tönsberg
(Norway)
registered
MS
Mim
was
sailing
from
Freemantle
carrying
wheat
bound
for
Norway.
A
British
frigate
near
Orkney
stopped
her,
and
the
crew
believing
she
was
German
put
a
British
officer
onboard
and
ordered
her
to
Scapa
Flow.
The
owners
of
the
Mim
then
claimed
it
was
bad
British
navigation,
which
sent
the
Mim
onto
Reef
Dyke,
North
Ronaldsay
on
the
morning
of
Wednesday
November
1st
1939.
The
Stromness
lifeboat
was
launched
in
heavy
seas,
arriving
at
the
Mim
on
Thursday
morning.
By
this
time
10
of
the
crew
had
made
it
to
shore
by
launching
a
tender.
The
remaining
22
were
taken
off
by
lifeboat
and
taken
to
Kirkwall.
Three
days
later
only
the
funnels
remained
visible.
One
bronze
prop
has
been
recovered;
the
other
is
still
missing.
SS
Hansi,
was
a
Bergen
registered
vessel,
built
in
1921
in
Boizenburg
in
Germany.
1540
ton
with
a
158
HP
engine.
She
was
carrying
pulp
from
Hommelsvik
(Norway)
to
Ellesmere
Port.
On
the
morning
of
November
7th
1939,
people
on
Sanday
saw
a
ship
with
a
strong
list
drifting
northwards
and
Stromness
lifeboat
was
informed.
Listing
so
badly
she
looked
as
if
she
might
capsize,
she
grounded
on
Scottigar
Taing
off
North
Ronaldsay
in
heavy
weather.
The
ship's
crews
managed
to
put
lifeboats
in
the
water,
and
were
guided
to
safety
away
from
the
Dennis
Röst
by
islanders.
The
crew
remained
in
North
Ronaldsay
with
the
hope
of
salvage,
but
left
after
a
few
days.
The
wreck
broke
away
from
Scottigar
Taing
and
is
now
reputed
to
lie
in
the
north
of
Linklet
Bay,
North
Ronaldsay.
Because
of
the
treacherous
reefs
in
the
area,
it
is
recommended
that
this
area
be
searched
from
a
rib.
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Unknown
wreck
off
Deerness. Something for the future
A
small
cargo
ship
left
Kirkwall
carrying
empty
shell
cases
for
reloading.
It
was
reputedly
lost
"off
Deerness".
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SS
Svinta. Something for the future
A
1267-ton
Norwegian
vessel
torpedoed
by
submarine. A wreck belived to be the Svinta has been located east of Copinsay previously thought this may have been the SS Ruby but due to her size this has been ruled out.
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Zarefah.
A
279
ton
British
yacht
that
struck
a
mine
and
sunk
in
1917
one
mile
north
west
of
Mull
Head.
Reputed
to
lie
in
35
metres
with
a
clearance
of
24
metres. Located and dived by Divers on the Jean Elaine in 2007 report by diver coming soon
Divers report on the finding and diving of this wreck. Thank you yo Gary Playfoot.
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Danmark.
A
10,517
ton,
150
metres
long
Danish
tanker
torpedoed
in
1940.
She
sank
in
Inganess
Bay,
one
mile
south-west
of
Yinstay
Head
9
days
after
she
was
torpedoed.
The
vessel
has
been
completely
dispersed
and
lies
in
approximately
11
metres
of
water.
We
now
know
that
this
wreck
has
been
removed
().
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Ilene
Unknown
wreck
lies
1.5
miles
north
west
of
Breck
Ness.
Thought
to
be
the
Ilene
that
was
damaged
when
she
struck
a
submerged
object.
Seabed
in
the
area
is
approximately
60
metres.
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